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New peer Lord Glendonbrook told the Bishop of Chelmsford he was once a Bishop, too - Mr Michael Bishop.

TRACEY'S THE VAN GUARD OF MP MUSIC

Tracey Crouch: music fan

MPs spend a lot of time in cars. So the Commons motion tabled by Tory Tracey Crouch came straight from the heart. She called on regulator Ofcom to give pop pirate station Radio Caroline, celebrating its 50th birthday this year, its own medium wave frequency so broadcasts are not restricted to the internet. Tracey’s motion said: “As a result, devoted listeners are unable to enjoy its musical offerings in transit.”

DAWN OF A NEW SAGE

Dawn Primarolo: sage

Commons Deputy Speaker Dawn Primarolo is mistress of the put down. Last week she told Labour’s Frank Field his intervention in a Home Office debate was too long. “He did say he would speak slowly,” pointed out Labour’s Jim Dowd in his colleague’s defence. “He spoke at a reasonable speed,” Dawn shot back. “There were just too many words.”

PORN TO BE GUILED

Labour MP Steve McCabe wants to see “the dangers of pornography introduced into the school syllabus”. That might pose a different danger. To teach children how to avoid porn websites won’t they first have to be told where they are?